Opinions Archives - The Libertarian Republic

Trump’s Big Bet On Career and Technical Education 0
- Education, Free Style, Front Page, Opinions
- February 16, 2020
Shaun M. Dougherty, Vanderbilt University President Donald Trump has proposed one of the largest increases in funding for career and technical education in recent history. As a education policy researcher who studies the economic and employment impact of career and technical education in high school, I believe this proposal has a lot of potential to
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Think the US is more polarized than ever? You don’t know history 0
- Free Style, Front Page, Opinions
- February 16, 2020
Union dead at Gettysburg, July 1863. National Archives, Timothy H. O’Sullivan photographer Gary W. Gallagher, University of Virginia It has become common to say that the United States in 2020 is more divided politically and culturally than at any other point in our national past. As a historian who has written and taught about the
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Why Libertarians Should Embrace Love 0
- Opinions, Philosophy
- February 14, 2020
Libertarians are inclined to make the following argument in defense of liberty: “I don’t care what you do as long as your decisions don’t violate my rights.” Although crude in description, this philosophy is second to none as it relates to state action. It respects the right of each person to live their life as
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5 Gaming Creators Who Reject Radical Progressivism 0
- Free Style, Front Page, Opinions, Political Correctness, Pop Culture
- February 13, 2020
As digital media continues to expand, we find ourselves discovering new forms of entertainment that particularly hit that jive. A cacophony of common interests may find you tuning in to a favorite blogger, a particular hobby channel to binge for three hours, or even a Twitch streamer manages to make you look forward to that
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Five Easy Ways to Reduce National Debt and Shrink Government 0
- 2020 Presidential Race, Abuse of Authority, Economics of Liberty, Front Page, Gov't Incompetence, Opinions
- February 12, 2020
The President and those running to replace him ignore the nation’s $23 trillion in national debt; $18 trillion of which was incurred by the last three presidents. The President’s proposed 2021 fiscal year budget is $4.8 trillion and anticipated revenues are $3.64 trillion, adding another $1.2 trillion to the deficit. Every person living in the
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Democratic Candidate Calls for Tripling the Minimum Wage. But Why Stop There?0
- Front Page, Headline News, Opinions
- February 12, 2020
Tom Steyer, the billionaire longshot seeking to become America’s 46th president, says he’d push Congress to pass a $22 hourly minimum wage if elected. Steyer made the announcement on Sunday in Winnsboro, South Carolina, during a campaign block party, MarketWatch reports. The current federal minimum wage is $7.25. While other presidential contenders have called for
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